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UNITED STATES Patented November' 22, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

NlOlSTENER FOR ENVELOPS, 62.0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,299, dated November 22, 1904.

Application filed August l| 1904. Serial No. 219,003. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, IVILLTAM HoLT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Moisteners for Envelops, Sac., of which the following is a specilication.

This invention is intended to supply an improved device adapted to be kept upon the desk and to be used in moistening envelops and stamps preparatory to sealing and mailing them.

It embodies a vessel for holding' the water,l

a piece of felt in said vessel supported at its center' and having' its ends extending down into the water, so that the center remains saturated at all times, and a perforated cover of thin metal which is in contact with the supported portion of the felt, so that by moving the surface to be moistened over the cover enough moisture will be taken up by it to enable the sealing or stamping of the envelop.

The nature of the construction is fully disclosed in the accompanying' drawings, in which Figure l is a plan of my improved moistener. Fig'. 2 is a section of the same on line 2 Q of Fig'. l, Fig. 3 shows the felt detached and extended, and Fig. et is a plan of the device for supporting the felt. Figs. 3 and 4 are upon a reduced scale.

fln the drawings, 5 represents the waterholding vessel. It is preferably made in circular form from sheet metal and may be stamped therefrom, and by preference it is beaded all around, as at 6. Vithin the ves sel I place a strip of felt or other suitable material adapted to lift the necessary amount of moisture from the body of water in the vessel and be ready at all times to supply it to the envelops or stamps. I prefer to cut the felt as shown in Fig. 3- that is, with a central circular body T, conforming in size to the perforated portion of the cover hereinafter described and with wings 8 adapted to dip into the water, and thus keep the center 7 supplied thcrewith. rIhe felt or other meistening material is supported at its center by a U-shaped metal frame or stand 9, thc limbs whereof rest upon the lloor of the water vessel and have sufcient height to keep the center 7 out of the water and up against the perforations in the cover.

The cover has a flange 10 setting down over and fitting' the top edg'e of the water vessel. The center ll of the cover is raised and perforated and conforms to the center of the felt, with which it is in close contact, and between the raised center and the flange 11 a depressed annulus 12 is formed in the cover adapted to catch any excess water which may collect on top of the device. In this annulus is located the opening 13, through which the water vessel is charged, and such opening' gives drainage to excess water collecting in the annulus. The cover is preferably held in place by friction between its flange and the wall of the water vessel; but it may be otherwise secured, if preferred.

The perforated cover is made of thin mateterial, so that the moisture readily finds its way to the top surface, and, if desired, may be made thin so as to permit it to yield to slight pressure, and thus increase the moisture supply by compressing the felt.

The device can also be used by bank-tellers for moistening the lingers preparatory to counting currency.

I claimM l. The moistencr, consisting of a water vessel, a perforated cover for said vessel, a piece of felt adapted to supply moisture to the perforated cover, and a U-shaped frame supporting' the body of the felt above the water, the felt having depending portions dipping into the water.

2. The moistener, consistingofa water vessel, a perforated cover for said vessel having a depressed annulus adapted to catch excess water escaping' through the perforations, a

12 Magee piece of felt adaped to Supply moisture tothe forations in the same and a U-shaped frame 'perforatons of the cover, and means forsupsupporting the felt, 4@he felt having portions porting the felt. dipping permanently in the. Water.

3. The moistener, consistngof a Water ves- WILLIAM HOLT. sel, a perforated cover for said vessel having Vitnesses: a depressed annulus, afelt piece arranged un- H. M. MUNDAY,

der the cover for lifting the Water to the per- VILLIAM A. GEIGER. 

